I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 716 Strike
Zhou Zhen is a young man of high rank who lives a life of luxury. His father is the president of Chongzheng Academy and an eleventh-rank warrior. He was born into a wealthy family.

From the moment he was born, he was destined to be the leader of all living things, destined to have a smooth journey and become a big man who can influence the fate of countless people. But now he has suffered such a humiliation, his fiancée is having an affair with another man. One can imagine the anger and frustration in his heart.

Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Zhen who was drunk, and for a moment he didn't know how to comfort him. After all, no matter who it is, they would collapse if they encountered such a situation.

Especially in this ancient time with strict etiquette and laws, such a thing was simply a disgrace.

Think about Zhang Chen’s previous life. In the 1990s, if a divorce or broken engagement occurred, it would be a major event that would destroy one’s reputation and future prospects. What’s more, in ancient times when etiquette and laws were more strict?
In this era where aristocrats rule the world, the slightest flaw is enough to make a person a laughing stock.

Zhang Chen picked up the wine cup and drank a glass of wine with Zhou Zhen. Soon Zhou Zhen fell into a drunken state. It was not until the sun set and fireflies floated in the night that Zhou Zhen staggered and disappeared into the darkness.

Looking at Zhou Zhen's receding back, the smell of alcohol on Zhang Chen's body instantly dissipated, and only a sigh sounded among the mountains: "Zhou Zhen's reputation is ruined!"

Although this is not Zhou Zhen's fault, there are still people who will make up stories and secretly eat melons.

The next day, Zhang Chen came to the academy and saw Shen Qiu in the Linglong Tower. Shen Qiu still looked dejected. He stood in front of the jade disk and looked at the lines in it, trying to comprehend something.

"It's really strange that he was not expelled from the academy." Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

"But it's strange that Shen Qiu was not expelled from the hospital. I didn't expect the dean to be so magnanimous." Someone muttered nearby.

"It's not that the dean doesn't want to expel him, but keeping him in the academy is the best option. If he is driven away, who knows how much rumors will arise." Someone said gloatingly.

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this, and then he thought that it seemed to be true. Then the days seemed to calm down, and everything fell into peace.

Time passed by little by little, and Shen Qiu stopped making noise and just quietly comprehended the mystery in Linglong Tower.

Three days before the wedding
There was a touch of festive atmosphere in Chongzheng Academy, with big red lanterns hanging high and red silks spread among the mountains.

The only son of Zhou Qiucheng, the president of Chongzheng Academy, is getting married. This is a big event for the entire Jinling City, and the whole Jinling City is filled with indescribable joy.

Zhang Chen stood in the Linglong Tower, looking at Zhou Zhen and Jiang Nan who were sticking together. Smiles appeared on their faces and they looked very sweet. There was no trace of the drunkenness and death-wishers from last night. Zhang Chen felt strange and felt that something was wrong.

"Could it be that Jiang Nan has coaxed Zhou Zhen again? This woman is really scary." Zhang Chen was secretly shocked.

At noon, Zhou Zhen invited Zhang Chen to have a drink in the same pavilion. Zhou Zhen opened the jar of wine and handed it to Zhang Chen.

"How strange! You were so worried before, but why are you so happy to accept the marriage now?" Zhang Chen took the jar of wine and asked Zhou Zhen with a puzzled look on his face.

"Hahaha, people should learn to be open-minded, right? You are still alive and well after Shen Ling broke off the engagement, and you are still living a peaceful and comfortable life. What does my situation matter to me?" Zhou Zhen said: "Besides, the misunderstanding between Jiang Nan and Shen Qiu was resolved. It was indeed Shen Qiu's wishful thinking. I don't feel that bad anymore."

Zhang Chen's face darkened when he heard this. He raised the wine jar and said to Zhou Zhen, "Drink, drink. I really don't want to talk to you."

The two were drinking when Zhang Chen suddenly looked off into the distance. He was stunned and thought to himself, "Why did Jiang Nan and Shen Qiu come to this godforsaken place?"

Zhang Chen was suddenly stunned, which made Zhou Zhen curious and looked in the direction Zhang Chen was looking. The next moment, he saw that Zhou Zhen's face was ashen, his eyes were full of anger, and his eyes were bared.

In a secluded corner, Jiang Nan and Shen Qiu came one after the other, expressionless, into a pavilion that few people visited.

Shen Qiu stopped and turned to look at Jiang Nan, his eyes filled with complexity.

"Tell me, what's the matter with you calling me here? If you don't have anything else, I'll leave!" Jiang Nan looked at Shen Qiu unhappily.

"I'm leaving! I want to see you one last time before I go." Shen Qiu looked at Jiang Nan affectionately: "I can't watch you marry another man."

"You should have left a long time ago! You stay here all day and everyone is unhappy." Jiang Nan's voice did not show any emotion, but seemed very relaxed.

Hearing this, Shen Qiu smiled bitterly, and after a long while he sighed: "Do you really have no feelings for me anymore?"

Jiang Nan remained silent after hearing this.

Seeing that Jiang Nan didn't answer, Shen Qiu smiled and said, "I'm leaving soon. Can you give me another hug? Even if it's a farewell for me, I won't bother you anymore. Just treat it as the last hug. I'm afraid there will be no chance for us to meet again in this big world."

Jiang Nan sighed softly upon hearing this, and looked into Shen Qiu's eyes. Finally, he slowly opened his arms and hugged Shen Qiu.

"Jiang Nan!!! What are you doing!!!" Zhou Zhen's angry voice shook the mountains and startled the birds. Jiang Nan and Shen Qiu quickly let go when they heard the familiar voice, and then saw Zhou Zhen across a valley in the distance, with a ferocious face like a devil from hell, glaring at them.

Upon seeing this, Shen Qiu turned into a shadow without saying a word and disappeared among the mountains. Seeing that the situation was not good, he chose to run away.

But Jiang Nan was completely stunned. He just stood there blankly, not knowing what to do for a moment.

At this moment, Zhou Zhen suddenly stood up and walked quickly down the mountain. Jiang Nan on the opposite side of the canyon seemed to come to his senses and rushed down in panic, blocking Zhou Zhen's way.

"Zhou Zhen, listen to me, it's not what you see..." Jiang Nan explained with a pale face.

"Slut! Shut up! I saw it with my own eyes, how can you continue to argue?" Zhou Qiucheng scolded angrily, his voice full of rage, and slapped Jiang Nan, making half of her face red and swollen: "We have known each other for so long, but I have never even hugged you, and you are hiding here and continuing your relationship with a wild man. Aren't you treating me as a great enemy?"

Zhou Zhen's voice was filled with anger. Jiang Nan covered her face with tears in her eyes and begged, "Listen to my explanation. It's not what you see."

Zhou Zhen refused to listen and tried to walk around Jiang Nan to leave, but Jiang Nan grabbed his sleeve and begged:

"Please, just listen to my explanation. Just give me a quarter of an hour."

"Get out of my way!" Zhou Zhen suddenly stretched out his leg and kicked Jiang Nan, knocking him to the ground. He wanted to continue on his way, but Jiang Nan grabbed his ankle again: "It's not like that. It's really not what you see."

Zhou Zhen looked at Jiang Nan with anger on his face, and the next moment he kicked him with his other foot without hesitation. After a few kicks, Jiang Nan's face was bruised and his palms were bloody. Then Zhou Zhen took the opportunity to pull his leg out, turned around and left angrily.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen couldn't help but sigh softly. He lowered his head and looked at Jiang Nan, whose face was covered in blood. He didn't know what to say.

"This woman is quite smart, how could she do such a stupid thing?" Zhang Chen shook his head, ignored Jiang Nan on the ground, and turned to chase after Zhou Zhen.

"Brother Zhang, you have to testify for me. This woman was the first to break off the engagement. I want to dissolve my marriage with her." Zhou Zhen grabbed Zhang Chen's arm, his eyes red like a rabbit's: "Since I was born, I have never suffered such humiliation."

Zhang Chen could only persuade: "Brother Zhou, please accept my condolences!"

He could control sound waves, so he could hear the conversation between the two and knew what happened between Jiang Nan and Shen Qiu, but why did he have to explain? And if he explained, would Zhou Zhen listen?

Zhou Zhen would never listen and would never believe it.

Most people in this world only believe what they see.

So Zhang Chen knew that his persuasion was useless. Zhou Zhen was probably already insane at this moment. No man could endure such a great humiliation.

As they were talking, the two came to Zhou Qiucheng's bamboo building and saw Zhou Qiucheng lowering his head to sort out some books.

"Dad! I want to cancel the engagement!" Zhou Zhen came up to Zhou Qiucheng and said loudly, his voice full of unquestionable tone.

"Why?" Zhou Qiucheng asked without raising his head.

"That bitch Jiang Nan actually hooked up with Shen Qiu and had sex with him in a remote corner. I saw it with my own eyes!" Zhou Zhen said.

"Oh? You saw it with your own eyes? You saw them having sex with your own eyes?" Zhou Qiucheng finally raised his head after hearing this, looked at Zhou Zhen and asked.

"I saw them hugging each other! That's enough! I want to cancel the engagement!" Zhou Zhen said.

Zhou Qiucheng shook his head when he heard this: "There may be something else going on here. We need to ask Jiang Nan to explain it clearly. It won't be too late to make a decision later."

"Dad! I saw this with my own eyes, how could it be fake? You would rather believe that bitch than me?" Zhou Zhen's eyes were full of disbelief, and he felt like the sky was falling.

"It's not that I don't believe you, I also believe in Jiang Nan." Zhou Qiucheng said slowly.

As he was talking, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door, and saw Shen Ling rushing in from outside, and knelt directly in front of Zhou Qiucheng: "Master, please listen to my explanation, things are not like that."

"Tell me slowly, I'll listen to your explanation." Zhou Qiucheng comforted Shen Ling.

"Master, Shen Qiu said he wanted to leave the academy and never appear in front of me again. The only request he made was that I hug him. I hugged him in order to get rid of him from the academy and avoid trouble." Jiang Nan explained anxiously.

(End of this chapter)